Hapag-Lloyd promotes Joerg Sonne
Joerg Sonne has been appointed senior managing director Region North Europe, succeeding Martin Rolf, who will take over the position of managing director human resources.
Sonne joined Hapag-Lloyd following the merger with Uasc and successfully led the Area Arabian Gulf from 2017 to 2022. For the last eight months, he has served as managing director Area Germany & Central Europe. Sonne will be based in Hapag-Lloyd’s headquarters in Hamburg.
“In recent years, Sonne has continuously demonstrated his leadership and commercial expertise within Hapag-Lloyd. In him, we have found an excellent leader to keep growing our business in Region North Europe,” said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd. Sonne will assume his new position on 1 June 2023. (cj)